Microsoft Contracts in the South West

Microsoft
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 6 8
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 497 610 503
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 15.77% 17.57% 13.80%
As % of the Vendors category 38.98% 44.23% 36.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 475 332
10th Percentile £180 £200 £179
25th Percentile £313 £400 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +23.53% +9.40%
75th Percentile £575 £613 £530
90th Percentile £689 £700 £588
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +12.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 22 29
10th Percentile £12.50 £15.49 £14.37
25th Percentile £13.69 £17.75 £20.00
Median hourly rate £18.00 £41.25 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.36% +17.86% +10.24%
75th Percentile £51.25 £55.81 £50.77
90th Percentile £65.00 £64.23 £69.05
England median hourly rate £15.00 £21.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year -28.57% +13.51% +1.26%

All Vendors
South West

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,275 1,379 1,382
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 40.45% 39.73% 37.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 812 1,036 969
10th Percentile £200 £250 £214
25th Percentile £400 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £613 £635 £588
90th Percentile £725 £714 £666
England median daily rate £520 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -3.26% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 75 55
10th Percentile £13.74 £17.90 £15.10
25th Percentile £36.25 £49.84 £35.00
Median hourly rate £48.25 £62.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.18% +30.53% +11.28%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £57.10
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.75 £68.30
England median hourly rate £22.00 £36.00 £21.45
% change year-on-year -38.89% +67.83% +2.14%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wiltshire -1 207 £500 -9.09% 77
Bristol +5 121 £500 +5.26% 132
Gloucestershire -1 68 £475 +7.95% 62
Somerset +3 35 £474 -5.25% 74
Dorset -2 25 £185 -63.04% 36
Devon -5 23 £350 -30.00% 74
Cornwall -4 3 £225 -62.50% 15
Microsoft
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 66 (13.28%) SharePoint
2 47 (9.46%) Confluence
3 36 (7.24%) SharePoint Server
4 32 (6.44%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (2.41%) CMS
6 10 (2.01%) Sitecore CMS
7 4 (0.80%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.40%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.40%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 93 (18.71%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (12.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (6.64%) Microsoft Project
3 33 (6.64%) Spreadsheet
4 18 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.61%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) CATIA
6 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (2.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.41%) Magento
3 3 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.60%) Shopify
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 144 (28.97%) Azure
2 78 (15.69%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (7.65%) Power Platform
4 37 (7.44%) Azure Stack
5 21 (4.23%) AWS
5 21 (4.23%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (3.62%) PaaS
7 15 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (2.62%) SaaS
9 11 (2.21%) Entra ID
10 10 (2.01%) PowerApps
11 9 (1.81%) Power Automate
12 7 (1.41%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 6 (1.21%) IaaS
13 6 (1.21%) OpenShift
14 5 (1.01%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 4 (0.80%) AWS CloudTrail
15 4 (0.80%) Azure Monitor
16 3 (0.60%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 57 (11.47%) Firewall
2 35 (7.04%) BGP
3 18 (3.62%) DNS
4 15 (3.02%) SAN
5 14 (2.82%) DHCP
5 14 (2.82%) LAN
6 13 (2.62%) VoIP
7 12 (2.41%) PBX
7 12 (2.41%) WAN
8 10 (2.01%) Skype
9 9 (1.81%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.21%) FTP
10 6 (1.21%) VPN
10 6 (1.21%) Wireless
11 5 (1.01%) Ethernet
11 5 (1.01%) HTTP
12 4 (0.80%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.60%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.82%) Power BI
2 16 (3.22%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.01%) SQLite
6 4 (0.80%) Biml
6 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.60%) GIS
8 2 (0.40%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.40%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.20%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.20%) CockroachDB
9 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.20%) Metadata
9 1 (0.20%) Metadata Repository
9 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 75 (15.09%) JIRA
2 9 (1.81%) Rational DOORS
3 7 (1.41%) Git
3 7 (1.41%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.01%) Checkstyle
4 5 (1.01%) Eclipse
4 5 (1.01%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.40%) Postman
6 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.20%) MSI
General
1 269 (54.12%) Social Skills
2 81 (16.30%) Finance
3 60 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (9.46%) Public Sector
5 34 (6.84%) Telecoms
6 33 (6.64%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (5.03%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.02%) Marketing
9 15 (3.02%) Military
10 13 (2.62%) Police
11 12 (2.41%) Legal
12 11 (2.21%) Electronics
13 10 (2.01%) Banking
13 10 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.41%) Digital Economy
15 7 (1.41%) Retail
16 5 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
17 3 (0.60%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 65 (13.08%) Analyst
2 51 (10.26%) Architect
3 48 (9.66%) Lead
4 28 (5.63%) Solutions Architect
5 27 (5.43%) Developer
6 24 (4.83%) Microsoft Engineer
6 24 (4.83%) Project Leader
7 22 (4.43%) Consultant
8 14 (2.82%) Desktop Engineer
8 14 (2.82%) Network Engineer
8 14 (2.82%) Senior
8 14 (2.82%) SOC Analyst
9 13 (2.62%) Author
9 13 (2.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 13 (2.62%) Support Engineer
9 13 (2.62%) Technical Author
10 12 (2.41%) Infrastructure Technician
10 12 (2.41%) Service Analyst
10 12 (2.41%) Software Engineer
11 11 (2.21%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.62%) XML
2 16 (3.22%) .NET
3 12 (2.41%) REST
4 8 (1.61%) Web Services
5 7 (1.41%) .NET Framework
6 6 (1.21%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.01%) CSS
7 5 (1.01%) JSON
7 5 (1.01%) Node.js
8 4 (0.80%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.60%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.60%) HTML
9 3 (0.60%) VML
10 2 (0.40%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.40%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.40%) ModSecurity
11 1 (0.20%) Blazor
11 1 (0.20%) NgRx
11 1 (0.20%) React
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.46%) Management Information System
2 45 (9.05%) Private Cloud
3 37 (7.44%) PKI
4 36 (7.24%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 36 (7.24%) Cyber Threat
5 34 (6.84%) Cyber Defence
6 12 (2.41%) NHS
7 11 (2.21%) Security Operations Centre
7 11 (2.21%) Security Posture
8 10 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.01%) Video Conferencing
9 9 (1.81%) Blackberry
10 8 (1.61%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.61%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.61%) Replication
11 6 (1.21%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.21%) CMDB
12 5 (1.01%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.01%) Life Science
13 4 (0.80%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 143 (28.77%) Windows
2 52 (10.46%) Windows Server
3 37 (7.44%) Windows 10
4 29 (5.84%) Linux
5 19 (3.82%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (1.61%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.80%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.60%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.40%) Android
9 2 (0.40%) CentOS
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (17.71%) Agile
2 87 (17.51%) ITIL
3 79 (15.90%) Problem-Solving
4 66 (13.28%) Project Management
5 63 (12.68%) Service Management
6 56 (11.27%) SIEM
7 49 (9.86%) Cybersecurity
8 48 (9.66%) Network Management
8 48 (9.66%) SOAR
9 47 (9.46%) Data Management
9 47 (9.46%) Project Delivery
10 43 (8.65%) Incident Response
11 41 (8.25%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (8.05%) CRM
13 38 (7.65%) Continuous Improvement
14 36 (7.24%) Capacity Management
14 36 (7.24%) Security Monitoring
15 35 (7.04%) Case Management
15 35 (7.04%) DevOps
15 35 (7.04%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.64%) SQL
2 31 (6.24%) PowerShell
3 22 (4.43%) C#
4 11 (2.21%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.01%) C++
5 5 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (1.01%) Python
5 5 (1.01%) Search Processing Language
6 3 (0.60%) Bash
6 3 (0.60%) Java
7 1 (0.20%) Bicep
7 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.20%) Julia
7 1 (0.20%) Perl
7 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 243 (48.89%) Security Cleared
2 157 (31.59%) DV Cleared
3 82 (16.50%) SC Cleared
4 55 (11.07%) Degree
5 48 (9.66%) Microsoft Certification
6 25 (5.03%) APMP
7 13 (2.62%) MCSE
7 13 (2.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 9 (1.81%) HND
9 8 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (1.41%) CITP
10 7 (1.41%) MCSA
11 6 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.01%) Azure Certification
12 5 (1.01%) MCP
13 4 (0.80%) CCNP
13 4 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.85%) NIST
1 39 (7.85%) PMO
2 35 (7.04%) Government Security Classifications
3 33 (6.64%) NIST 800
4 15 (3.02%) JSP 440
5 14 (2.82%) QA
6 9 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.41%) GDPR
7 7 (1.41%) SLA
8 4 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.80%) GMP
8 4 (0.80%) NCSC
9 2 (0.40%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.40%) ISA99
System Software
1 60 (12.07%) Active Directory
2 30 (6.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (3.62%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (3.02%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.01%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.80%) Docker
7 3 (0.60%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.60%) vSphere
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.20%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.20%) XenApp
8 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 29 (5.84%) SCOM
2 23 (4.63%) OPNET
3 22 (4.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (3.62%) SCCM
5 14 (2.82%) vCenter Server
6 10 (2.01%) Ansible
7 9 (1.81%) Kubernetes
8 7 (1.41%) Terraform
9 4 (0.80%) Trend Micro Deep Security
9 4 (0.80%) WSUS
10 3 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.40%) MOM
11 2 (0.40%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.40%) Puppet
11 2 (0.40%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.20%) Grafana
12 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 49 (9.86%) VMware
2 47 (9.46%) Atlassian
3 25 (5.03%) Cisco
4 21 (4.23%) Veeam
5 17 (3.42%) SAP
6 13 (2.62%) Sitecore
7 12 (2.41%) Google
8 11 (2.21%) Splunk
9 10 (2.01%) Avaya
9 10 (2.01%) CheckPoint
9 10 (2.01%) Citrix
10 9 (1.81%) Adobe
10 9 (1.81%) Ericsson
10 9 (1.81%) IBM
10 9 (1.81%) Juniper
10 9 (1.81%) Nokia
10 9 (1.81%) Ribbon
11 8 (1.61%) CyberArk
12 7 (1.41%) Dell
12 7 (1.41%) Palo Alto